Germany is ready to take in about 1,500 additional migrants currently living on Greek islands, focusing on families with children, sources told dpa on Tuesday.

The World Health Organization expects Europe to see a rise in the daily number of Covid-19 deaths in October and November, the head of the body's European branch told AFP on Monday.

Schools reopened in much of Italy on Monday for the first time since the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in early March, ANSA reported. Some 5.6m pupils are back in class in 12 regions, plus the autonomous province of Trento.

Hungary's FM Peter Szijjarto will be the only EU diplomatic leader to attend the signing ceremony on Tuesday in Washington for the Israel-United Arab Emirates peace deal, his spokesman said on Sunday.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) came out on top in district elections in the state of North Rhine Westphalia, according to projections, dpa reported. The local polls helped shed light on the political playing field as the country gears up for federal elections next year in which Merkel is not seeking another term.

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday announced a tax relief package to boost jobs amidst a downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic, as well as rise in spending to strengthen the country’s defence capabilities. At his annual economic address in Thessaloniki, Mitsotakis said the government will end real estate tax in 26 islands and lower social security charges for workers and employers.

France recorded 10,561 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, which is a new daily record, health authorities said. The number topped 10,000 for the first time. The latest daily count, surpassing the previous record of 9,843 new infections reported on Thursday, highlights a resurgence of the disease in France.

French police fired tear gas and arrested more than 200 people in Paris on Saturday as “yellow vest” protesters returned to the capital’s streets for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown, news wires reported. The movement began in late 2018 in protest against fuel taxes and economic reform, posing a major challenge to President Emmanuel Macron.

Hungary’s government is further tightening its grip on the radio media by refusing to extend the licence of independent Klubradio and turning off DAB+ digital radio broadcasting, news wires reported. The country’s Media Council decided on Friday not to automatically extend the licence of the government-critical Klubradio, the last remaining opposition radio station is Hungary, which only functions offline in the metropolitan area of Budapest.

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis demanded "active" EU participation in housing thousands of migrants on the island of Lesbos, as he said Athens will rebuild a notoriously overcrowded camp of Moria, news wires reported. "A new facility will be needed, but the management model must be different," Mitsotakis said after meeting with Commission VP Margaritis Schinas in Athens. "We will discuss the maximum European participation in this effort," he added.